Wall bed



Aug. 23, 1932.

N. B. DOUGLASS WALL B ED 2 sheets-sheet 1` Filed March 50, 1929 Aug- 23, 1932r N. B. DoUGLAss 1,872,909

WALL BED Filed March 30, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F Z3 Z4 y Qro Z/ A TTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 23, 1932` uiten STATES NAPOLEON B. notreLAss, or BERKELEY, oALiEoRNIA, vAssrerNoRfito-.rim ROME com, PANY, 1No.,or ROME, NEW YoRK, A coRroRA'rroN or NEWV YORK WALL BED This invention relates to wall beds and pertains especially to a reversible wall bed mounted on a panel in an opening in the wall and adapted to be turned through an arc of 180, so that the bed may be exposed into the room, and ready for use, or turned into the closet and concealed when not in use A particular object of the present invention is to provide a practical wall bed of this character which is a simple and economical structure, and so constructed and arranged that a full-sized, double bed may be made to turn in and out of a closet, having an opening of less width than the bed; the closet having an 1.3 ordinary door of the usual dimensions, for

closing itV when not in use; the bed being mounted entirely independent of the door and in no wise having its movements affected or controlled by the door itself.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, which, with the foregoing will be set forth in the following description where I shall outline in full that form or embodiment of the invention which I have selected V for illustration in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. The novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding said description. From this it Vwill be apparent that I do not restrict myself to the showing made by said drawings and ydescription as I may adopt many variations within the scope of my invention as expressed in said claims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my improved support aiiixed to one side of a door opening` and Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 areplan views, partially in section, showing my improved support in the various positions which it assumes inV moving the bed from its exposed to its'concealed position.

Referring now to Fig. 1, 10 designates the jamb of a suitable .door opening such as is provided in connection with concealed'wall beds. Attached to the j amb 10, I show bearing supports 11 and 12 arranged in vertical alignment, one above the other. Interposed between the supports 11 and 12, I provide a pivoted standard 13 which carries arms 14 minimum? size Y l y Y On` this point,it should bestatedthat at 'and 15 at the ltopr and bottom thereof.

These arms Maud 15 areadaptedtoymove withthe standard 13, andere adaptedfat- 18. The member 18 is adapted to pivotvally engage the head frame 1.9 of a bed '120, this pivotal engagement being provided vby their outer ends to"engage'inwardly pro- L jecting arms -16 and 17 carried by a member means of suitable bearing members 21 and 22which engage respectively the' top'and bottom projecting ends of the member 18.

With the structure above described, itwill be apparent that, with a bed mounted in this mannerV with sov many Y possible lpivotal points, the bed in being moved'mightitravel through an infinite"v number of, different paths andpfor this reason, vI 'have provided means'which will restrict thermov'ement of l the bedV about its pivotal points in suchf-a manner that-it will lat alltimes move ,in a` l` path closely adjacent the jamb of the door opening to which' itis supported', so that the bed will vpass through agdooropeningof the 'present' ,timel the doors provided for openings of the character contemplatedare usually made somewhat larger thanan ordi- 'nary 0100i? th@ OOTlOIlg in? most instances aljP'OXmately feet' across. This," of

course, as will be readily appreciated, tends to defeat thevery object to lbe sought, that is, of concealing the bed'. since suchalarge door in' aywall immediately*suggests,some.

thing unusual. Inorder to'accomplish't'his latterl andffpreferred result, I provide suitable l'inlrs; 23 and24 which operatej inconjjunction with the articulated', support so as to-` limit'the'movement with" respect to each other of the various members at their pivotal points.` The link 23, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, is connected at one end to a point intermediate the ends of the arm 16, and at itsother end itis 'connected to apoint 25, whichV is located oit-center with respect to y Vthe center ofthe support 11. This link-23. as will be readily seen,.serves to limitjthe pivotal movement between the projecting arms 14 and16 and serves to cause the mem-y ber 18 to travel closely adjacent `the door 1 jamb 10. The link 24, as Shown' in this iigure of the drawings, is connected to the bed Y frame 19 at one end and at itsother end to ka projection; 26 Vformed upon the arm 15.

5 This link 24, as Will be readily understood, serves to limit the freedom of movementv-vof the berdframe QWth respect tothe member 18 and at the Sametime it also serves to .pivot the bed upon the member 18 in such a lo manner whatitesm-emeiedges-wiuirfmlzin area` of floor space. Y A With a mounting of the above described Vcharacter, I have found that it ispossible to support a. full-sized bedso thatit Can be moved'-in.and}out-through ILg-door opening i Y havingdimensionsfas small as2 feetinoh'es' Y V'andi-.ini iaCt, Withf a doorfof this .dimension itjslsoipos'silolefor ,thefoperatorktdpassen 1 -A itfhermof its gpositions. fHavingfthusdesonihe'd invention, what iolaimand-desire togsecureby Letters Pat- 20 .andoutiofsft e elo'set Whenfgthe'lbeddsein y entis- Y f Y f lnfcombnationrfwith'a:bediframegmow able intoan-d outfofnpreceptaole through-.aI l door :in the receptacle, a.supp(ar-tinglink f jpiuotedatpoint Withinfthe :receptacle yand` f behind the j;door jamlo, L :pair-'fof prallel Y V vlinks--pivioted lat y.one end to fsaid' vsupporting link undfat their @other-i` rends .to said. heid y fraimefand iaiguide link pivotaliy supported u at Vone/end Within-.the rleeeptaeleand behind Y Y l thlepjamblandjpivoted-at its other endf'towza. l K' 35 pointethat lis-:ixed Withvrelationtooneqof saidparllelslinks. Y

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outsidegnf the reeptacleiand beingentirely .disposed behind `thjefdoorj:i1-nulo whenfthefbed within-the; receptacle- 

